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Where does “Koperny” come from?

Koperny (Polish) comes from Polish Koper, from German kupfer, from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar, from Latin cūprum, from Latin cȳprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Koperny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKoper—
2Germankupfer—
3Middle High Germankupfer—
4Old High Germankupfarcopper
5Latincūprum—
6Latincȳprium—
7Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
8Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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